February 18, 2006
Undercover Economist, Tim Harford
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I never really liked my Economics course in college. It was full of really dry graphs that I never really came to grips with and I was amazed I got through that class.
But now reading Undercover Economist, I am finding that economics is much more interesting than my idiotic textbook made it to be. So many real world applications, and so many ways to make the world better if people really understood the underlying motivations and drivers as they set policy for society. It's always nice to have people explain supposedly dry subjects in a more interesting way and in a way that one can relate to. One can't help but think on how education as a whole couldn't be transformed if teachers could teach like how this author brings economics to life? |
Posted by dshen at 04:10 PM
January 22, 2006
The Wisdom of Crowds, James Surowiecki
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Once again I read these books well after they come out, like Freakonomics and Tipping Point. But I am glad I picked this one up. It is a great read on how the collective wisdom is often much better than the singular. I am now obsessed with decision markets and the use of a stock market/gambling application can be used to predict the future with uncanny accuracy. |
Posted by dshen at 05:14 AM
